The European Parliament could have helped to stimulate R&D into new drugs for rare diseases if it had not stuck so closely to the European Commission’s original proposals on orphan exclusivity periods, we argue in this piece for the Pink Sheet (paywall).

This article is a continuation from our previous analysis on the Commission’s proposals for orphan drugs.  

For further information on this topic please contact Els Janssens, Olha Sviatenka, Magda Tovar and Julia Gillert.

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Els Janssens is a counsel specialised in healthcare life sciences regulatory matters based in Brussels. She has more than 10 years of experience with life sciences industry in the UAE.

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Olha Sviatenka can be reached at Olha.Sviatenka@bakermckenzie.com.

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Magda Tovar is Senior Knowledge Lawyer for the Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Group.

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Julia Gillert is Of Counsel at Baker McKenzie's London office, and has shaped her practice to focus exclusively on regulatory matters affecting the Healthcare & Life Sciences industry.